Health Care

Ford Motor Co. says a contract worker has died after falling from a crane at a Detroit-area plant.

The risks and realities of counterfeit drugs were highlighted earlier this year when the FDA reported two separate batches of a fake cancer drug making its way into doctors' offices in the U.S.

Asian shares were mixed Thursday following President-elect Donald Trump's press conference.

U.S. Republicans promising to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law are under "no hard deadlines" for producing an alternate program, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday.

Ford is adding more than 816,000 vehicles in North America to the growing Takata air bag inflator recall.

As society is living longer and longer, the risks of diseases such as Alzheimer’s are becoming even greater. Merck CEO Ken Frazier weighed in on the pharmaceutical company's efforts to fight Alzheimer’s.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced indictments Wednesday against six executives at Volkswagen AG.

The Senate on Wednesday will vote well into the night on a series of measures tied to a budget that Republicans plan to use to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

AbbVie Inc Chief Executive Richard Gonzalez on Wednesday promised to keep all drug price increases in 2017 under 10 percent, becoming the third global drugmaker to publicly make that pledge.

The Homeland Security Department is warning the public about an unusual cybersecurity flaw for one manufacturer's implantable heart devices that could allow hackers to remotely take control of a person's defibrillator or pacemaker.

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Chipotle says a key sales figure turned positive last month, a possible sign that the burrito chain may be starting to recover from a food safety scare.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International is selling its Dendreon cancer treatment business and three skincare brands for $2.12 billion as the troubled Canadian drugmaker looks to reduce more than $30 billion in debt.

Health care giant Johnson & Johnson plans next month to disclose price increases of its prescription drugs as the industry tries to calm the storm over soaring prices.

As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver his farewell address Tuesday night, he will attempt one final time to assign meaning to his presidency in front of a nation that overwhelmingly voted to usher in an era of change. As the full range of powers associated with the executive branch is transferred into Trump’s hands, the President-elect will begin to undo Obama's legacy starting with these executive orders.

Valeant is selling three skincare brands to L'Oréal for $1.3 billion.

The Pennsylvania-based maker of Cold-Eeze throat lozenges has announced that it has sold the brand to another pharmaceutical company for $50 million.

L'Oreal is acquiring three specialized skincare brands - CeraVe, AcneFree and Ambi - from Valeant Pharmaceuticals for $1.3 billion.